All I have is a catback right now.

What I'm looking for, is for someone to confirm that this cam will give me some decent gains and be ok for the engine.


I can't do headers first because I don't have the facilities to do it and I'm getting a good deal on installation for the cam.

Also, what kind of springs and rockers can I get that are good but reasonabley priced?
Thanks!

 

I would run come 987 springs, and get some comp pro mags. You won't see any huge gains with that cam with stock manifolds.

 

I have the 987's and I would recommend not getting them, If you do you will have to get the heads machined and use NSA rockers. I would get 918's

 

Thats false you don't need to machine the heads. Almost everyone runs NSA rockers so thats not a big deal.

 

I'd do the 918's too, better springs to start with anyways. Comp 987's are OLD technology.

Guys the 918's are so far ahead of the curve it's silly, lots of well know people in the cam bussiness are leary of them but in these cars they are perfect, and the results show.

Bret

 

ttt one more time.

I know I won't be near max potential for the cam but is it reasonalbe to assume that I'll still gain some good hp/tq gains?

There's so much info about different cams when I search that it's hard to get a definite answer.

 

You will most surely see some power from doing it; but just how much is hard to say. Almost everyone has headers by the time they do a cam, so it's difficult to say how much the stockers will be holding you back. I say go ahead and do it, but make headers a priority.

 

I'm not trying to start a B#tch session but just be cautious with what you read and people tell you, Comp Cams even told me no need to machine and no locators needed. I talked to several people that had theres set up that way. Maybe I just have a weird set of heads but we just slapped them on an had coil bind at .400 lift. Also there is noting to locate the spring except the valve stem seal,not good. Also, unless you want to cut .100 out of the heads(not recommended), you can use the +.050 locks from comp but this will only leave about .020 of valve stem above the reatiner, not enough for SA rockers. The reason I know this is I just got done going through all this unseen and unexpectedly. Also regular SBC guide plates will not work you need a set designed for LT1 or bowtie heads.

Troy